give us a chance to save education. they are playing games in sacramento and our children are the ones whose lives are at stake. their future is at stake. >> joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> it's not every day you go to a dinner party with a plumber, a sheriff, and a politician. but tonight, they were the guests of honor in montera at the evening with the joe's. their goal, to raise big bucks for the campaign to defeat barack obama. joe the plumber, the tea party activist who became an overnight celebrity during the 2008 election joined sheriff joe, the top cop from arizona, and joe miller, the former tea party senate candidate from alaska. >> how do you think the tea party will have americans take them seriously? >> first off, the reputation is brought about by a lot of the liberal media. you know, you're going to have to deal with it in any kind of organizations. more accountable. more individual responsibility. >> none of the activists would name a favorite presidential candidate to represent the tea party. all united in that